RBI Bank Exam Applications are invited for the posts mentioned below in Reserve Bank of India (RBI / Bank) from Indian citizens, citizens of Nepal and subjects of Bhutan, Tibetan refugees (who came over to India before 1st January 1962) and persons of Indian origin who have migrated from Myanmar and Sri Lanka with the intention of permanently settling in India and in whose favour Eligibility Certificates have been issued by Government of India.

Post

Number of RBI Bank Vacancies 2012

Total number of vacancies

Unreserved i.e., General (GEN)

Scheduled Castes (SC)

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha) in Grade 'A'

07*

04

01

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02

* Out of the 07 vacancies mentioned above, 03 vacancies are reserved for Hearing Impaired (HI) candidates under Persons with Disability (PWD) category, but no vacancy is reserved for Orthopaedically Handicapped (OH) and Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates. However, Orthopaedically Handicapped and Visually Handicapped candidates may also apply for the post but they will not be eligible for any relaxation / concession except for age and application fee. Persons with Disability may belong to any category (GEN / SC / ST / OBC).

@ Though there is no vacancy reserved for ST category candidates for this post, they can also apply. However, they will not be eligible for any concession / relaxation except application fee.

Note :

(i) Hearing Impaired are those in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life. They do not hear, understand sounds at all, even with amplified speech. The cases included in this category will be those having hearing loss more than 60 decibels in the better ear (profound impairment) or total loss of hearing in both ears. The degree of disability should not be less than 40 percent.

(ii) PWD should possess a latest certificate to this effect issued by an authorized Government of India / State Government Department / Hospital.

RBI Bank Assistant Manager Job Description :

a) RBI Bank Job Requirements :

i) Translation from English into Hindi and vice-versa of various references, documents, manuals and other publications of the Bank and arranging for printing thereof.

ii) Implementation of Government instructions regarding use of Hindi.

iii) Administration of Hindi Teaching Scheme for the Bank’s staff.

b) RBI Bank Recruitment 2012 Eligibility Criteria :

I) RBI Bank Educational Qualifications (as on 01.01.2012) :

Essential Qualification for RBI Bank Assistant Manager Jobs 2012 :

i) Second Class Master’s Degree in Hindi / Hindi Translation, with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level OR

ii) Second Class Master’s Degree in English with Hindi as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level OR

iii) Second Class Master’s Degree in Sanskrit / Economics / Commerce with English and Hindi as subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level. (In lieu of a subject of Hindi at Bachelor’s Degree level, one may have recognized Hindi qualification equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree) OR

iv) Master’s Degree in both English and Hindi / Hindi Translation, of which one must be Second Class.

Desirable : Knowledge of bi-lingual word processing.

II) Experience (as on 01.01.2012) :

Essential : At least three years experience in coining of Glossary or English to Hindi translation and vice-versa in any National or State Level Weekly / Newspaper or any Government / Semi-Government Office or any autonomous body / undertaking etc.

Desirable :

i) Study of Sanskrit / any other modern Indian Language / Linguistics at Bachelor’s Degree level.

ii) Published literary work.

III) RBI Bank Exam Age (as on 01.01.2012) : Not above 30 years. For candidates with Ph.D qualification, the upper age limit will be 32 years. Refer item 3 below for relaxation in upper age limit for specified categories.

c) Scheme of RBI Bank Assistant Manager Selection Process : Selection will be through RBI Bank Written Examination (‘WE’) and interview. ‘WE’ will be held on April 22, 2012, Sunday. The WE will be of 3 hours duration and carrying 100 marks to assess the candidate’s ability to undertake translation from Hindi to English and vice-versa and their knowledge of terminology in Hindi vis-a-vis English with greater emphasis on technical terms pertaining to Banking, Economics, Commerce and allied subjects and ability to express themselves in Hindi and English. Those candidates who qualify in WE will be shortlisted for interview.

Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the WE and interview taken together.

Relaxation in the upper age limit :

Upper age is relaxable by

a. 3 years in the case of OBC candidates if the posts are reserved for them.

b. 5 years in the case of :

i) SC/ST candidates if the posts are reserved for them

ii) Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and applying through Employment Exchanges,

iii) Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers) provided applicants have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or/on account of physical disability or have been released on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidment,

iv) Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues certificates that they would be released on selection within three months from the date of receipt of offer of appointment,

v) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989.

c. 10 years for PWD (GEN); 13 years for PWD (OBC) and 15 years for PWD (SC / ST) candidates.

Note : Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items.